McLaren's Bay is a Dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in geographic Parkman Township[3] in the Unorganized North Part of Nipissing District in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][4][5][6] The community lies on the eponymous McLaren's Bay[7] on the west shore of Lake Timiskaming, at the mouth of Opimika Creek. McLaren's Point is just north of the community.[8]
McLaren's Bay | |
|---|---|
Dispersed rural community | |
  McLaren's Bay Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′05″N 79°14′30″W / 46.85139°N 79.24167°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Geographic Township | Parkman |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
A tertiary road leads from McLaren's Bay southwest to the railway point of Diver, on the Ontario Northland Railway, and—via a subsequent branching tertiary road—south to Ontario Highway 63, at a point about halfway between that highway's crossing over the Jocko River and Lake Timiskaming.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "McLaren's Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-09. (settlement)
- ^ Elevation taken at coordinates from Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Parkman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ a b "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "McLaren's Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-09. (bay)
- ^ "McLaren's Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-09.